A.T. Yager Connections
These pages includes sketches I have compiled from my family history
research for my own use. I am posting them on the Internet in the interest
of sharing this information with interested parties. If you appear to be
directly related, based on the information in the the sketches, or have
comments to share with me about these sketches, I would be happy to hear
from you. I do not do research for others, nor am I particularly interested
in speculative relationships or unrelated surname discussions. There are
many other worthy sites for these activities. I hope you enjoy reading some
of these interesting stories.
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Pioneer Sketches The
Early Years - Bill and Nancy Smith
Introduction and Overview
This page is being posted immediately after the A.T. Yager Connection reunion
held at The River House, near Coon Rapids, IA, on Saturday, 26 Jun 1998.
We seek contact from any other descendants that were not able to attend
the reunion, as well as from those who were there!!
This page is a bare skeleton of the family. Much more detail is available,
but, much more detail is sought, as well. First, we encourage each family
unit that can/will, to create a web page of their own to share their family
history information. (I will be happy to help any interested person to do
this - young or old. Bill) This way, we can make a link directly to your
page. Or, at a minimum, share your family information with us. Or mailing
address is included in the reunion information
later on this page.
We also want to take a moment to extend A BIG THANKS to those special people
who volunteered their valuable time to put together each of the reunions,
and are, right now, planning the next one!
This is our tiny contribution. Join either effort, please. Barbara Edwards
and Ellen DeVilbiss are also anxious to help gather additional family history
information. Ellen, for instance, is gathering wedding pictures, among other
things, to have visual comparisons of family members at comparable ages.
What would you like to do? Please answer questions each of us will be sending
to many of you, from time to time.
Compilers, Bill and Nancy Smith (her line is Harriet Ellen Yager Weaver,
via her daughter, Freyda, and her daughter, Ruth Thomas Bolger). 28 Jun
1998.
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Albert Thomas Yager Family
Albert Thomas Yager was born 20 Jan 1825 in Virginia. He died 11 May
1886, in Audubon, IA, and is buried in the Viola Cemetery, Viola Center,
Audubon Co, IA. He was the son of Felix and Margaret (Deer) Yager.
On 13 Mar 1835 he first married Sinia Gillespie Tyler, in Ohio. (She was
born 8 Mar 1825, in either Virginia or Ohio; she died 16 Nov 1874 in Vandalia,
Jasper Co, IA, and is buried in Vandalia, Prairie City, Jasper Co, IA).
She was the daugter of Nelson C. and Mary Enis (Hodges) Tyler.
After the death of his first wife, Sinia, Albert, on 11 May 1878, second
married Mary Goodridge (they had no children).
Children of Albert and Sinia Yager:
1. Charles Henry Yager, born and died on 5 May 1846, in Ohio.
2. William Caddes Yager was born 4 Apr 1848
in Highland Co, OH. He married Margarette Booton - see details of their
family below.
3. Joseph Even Yager was born 4 Jan 1850, in IA.
4. John Martin Yager was born 24 Oct 1851, in
IA. He married Victoria Hockett - see details of their family below.
5. Mary Margaret Yager was born 5 Aug 1854,
in IA. She married Alfred Hatfield - see details of their family below.
6. Sarah Frances Yager was born 20 Dec 1856,
in IA. She married Joseph Grady - see details of their family below.
7. Harriet Ellen Yager was born 2 Jul 1859,
in Jefferson Co, IA. She married Samuel Lewis Weaver - see details of their
family below.
8. James Franklin Yager was born 6 Apr 1963
or 1863, in Jasper CO, IA. He married Mary E. Moorland - see details of
their family below.
9. Claborn Absolam Yager was born 16 Dec 1864,
in Iowa. He married E. Ellen Hendricks - see details of their family below.
If you have questions, comments of additional information on this family,
please contact Nancy Smith.
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William Yager Family
William Caddes Yager was born 4 Apr 1848 in Highland Co, OH. He died 30
Apr 1924, in Coon Rapids, IA. He is buried in the Viola Cemetery, Viola
Center, Audubon Co, IA.
He married Margarette Booton on 20 Sep 1873, in Marion Co, IA. Margarette
was born 14 Jan 1852 in Peoria, IL, the daughter of Bamzyl G. and Catherine
(Brant) Booton. She died 25 Jun 1931, in Viola Township, Audubon Co, IA,
and is buried in the Viola Cemetery, Viola Township, Audubon Co, IA.
Children of William and Margarette Yager:
1. Fred M. Yager was in 1874 in Jasper Co, IA. He married Ella Eleanor Campbell
(born1876, and, died 1972, and buried in the Viola Cemetery). He died 1958
and is buried in the Viola Cemetery, Viola Township, Audubon Co, IA.
Children of Fred and Ella Yager:
1. Gretta Yager was born 14 Apr 1900, in Viola Twp, Audubon Co, IA. She
married Roy Edwards and they had four sons, Dale, Ronald, Roydon and William,
and a daughter, Nita.
2. Gifford Yager was born 8 Jun 1901, in Viola Twp, Audubon Co, IA. He married
Helen, and their children are: Marilyn, Evonne, Charles, Delmar, Jerry and
Verlyn.
3. Winfred Clare Yager was born 18 Nov 1903, Viola Twp, Audubon Co, IA.
He married Grace Owen. Their children are William C., Lowell L. and Robert
E.
4. Irma Yager was born 17 Nov 1907, in Viola Twp, Audubon Co, IA. She married
Harold Stetzel. Their children are Janice and Fred.
5. Wilda A. Yager was born in 1918, in Viola Twp, Audubon Co, IA. She died
of scarlet fever on 18 Jun 1920, in Audubon Co, IA.
If you have questions, comments, or additional information on
this family, please contact Nancy
Smith.
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John Yager Family
John Martin Yager was born 24 Oct 1851, in IA. He died on 9 Mar 1905.
He married Victoria Hockett 14 Feb 1875.
Their daughter, Edna, married a man named Bates. Their children are known
to be Edwin and Grace.
If you have questions, comments, or additional information on
this family, please contact Nancy
Smith.
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Alfred and Mary (Yager) Hatfield
Family
Mary Margaret Yager was born 5 Aug 1854, in IA. She died in 1940.
Mary Margaret married Alfred Hatfield. It is believed he is the Alfred Hatfield
who ran a Hardware Store in Coon Rapids, which he later sole to Samuel Weaver.
Confirmation sought!! Please contact Bill
Smith with further information on the Hatfield family.
If you have questions, comments, or additional information on
this family, please contact Nancy
Smith.
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Joseph and Sarah (Yager) Grady Family
Sarah Frances Yager was born 20 Dec 1856, in Iowa. She married Joseph Grady
(b. 1850, OH). She died 10 Mar 1939. Additional information is sought on
this family.
If you have questions, comments, or additional information on
this family, please contact Nancy
Smith.
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Samuel and Harriet Ellen (Yager)
Weaver Family
Harriet Ellen Yager was born 2 Jul 1859, in Jefferson Co, IA. She died 12
Mar 1939, in Coon Rapids, Carroll Co, IA.
She married Samuel Lewis Weaver on 11 Feb 1880, in Carroll Co, IA. He was
born 6 Jun 1852, in OH. He died 25 Jan 1925, and is buried in Porterville,
CA (same location as his oldest son and his wife).
The children of Samuel and Harriet Weaver were: {More detail available on
all these}
1. Sherman Clayborn Weaver was born 25 Jun 1881, in Audubon Co, IA.
2. Curtis Elmer Weaver was born 22 Jul 1884, in Audubon Co, IA.
3. Minnie Ethel Weaver was born 7 Dec 1886, in Viola, Audubon Co, IA.
4. Freyda Elsina Weaver was born 19 Aug 1889, Audubon Co, IA. She married
Wesley Lynk Thomas
- follow this link to full information on this family.
If you have questions, comments, or additional information on
this family, please contact Nancy
Smith.
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James Yager Family
James Franklin Yager was born 6 Apr 1862 or 1863, in Jasper Co, IA. He died
25 Jan 1925, in Milford, IA.
He married Mary E. Moreland on 12 Jan 1888, in Audubon Co., IA. She was
born 4 Jan 1870, and died Oct 1946, in Spirit Lake, IA, and is buried there.
They had eight children:
1. BeulahYager
2. James Yager
3. Amos Yager
4. Lee Yager
5. Netta B. Yager
6. Theone Yager
7. Bill Yager
8. Wayne Yager
If you have questions, comments, or additional information on
this family, please contact Nancy
Smith.
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Claborn Yager Family
Claborn Absolam Yager was born 16 Dec 1864, in IA. He died 29 Jan 1962
in Coon Rapids, Carroll Co, IA, and is buried in the Viola Cemetery.
He married E. Ellen Hendricks on 5 Dec 1886 at Viola Center, Audubon Co,
IA. She was born in 1868 and died 1 Oct 1957.
The children of Claborn and Ellen Yager were: {more detail available on
each of these}
1. Chloe Yager was born 6 Mar 1888. She married Joh Horie, and died in Dec
1984, in Brighon, Adams Co, CO.
2. Hazel Yager was born 30 Sep 1894. She married Ed Baker, and died 7 May
1992 [in Coon Rapid, Carroll Co, IA - I'm pretty sure]
3. Bertha Yager was born 20 Dec 1899. She married William Karl Keister,
and died in Jan 1981, in Coon Rapids, Carroll Co, IA.
4. Martha Yager married Harold Keister. [See Obit]
5. Bonita Yager was born 14 Dec 1903, and died Mar 1975, in Coon Rapids,
IA. She married Harold Scott.
If you have questions, comments, or additional information on
this family, please contact Nancy
Smith.
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Martha Elsina Yager Keister Obituary
Martha Elsina, daughter of Clayborn Absolom and Eliza Ellen Hendricks Yager,
was born March 19, 1902, on a farm in Viola Township, Audubon County.
When Martha was five years old, she attended a district school near her
home, occasionally riding a lumber wagon dufing cold weather. At the age
of ten her family moved into Coon Rapids wehre she graduated from Coon Rapids
High School. She then attended college in Cedar Falls and subsequently taught
school for three and half years.
On March 19, 1924, Martha was united in marriage with Harold Strasser Keister
at ther parent's home in Coon Rapids. Three children were born to his union.
Martha was a life long member of the First Methodist Church in Coon Rapids
where she taught Sunday School, was Sunday School Superintendent and was
the adult leader of the Epworth League. Martha was also a member of P.E.O.
for 74 years.
On November 7, 1995, Martha entered Tomas Rest Haven Nursing Home in Coon
Rapids, where she died Sunday, August 29, 1999, due to complications following
a stroke. She reached the age of 97 years, five months and ten days.
Besides her parents and her husband, she is preceded in death by two daughters:
Charlotte in 1932, and Mary Halverson in 1993; sisters: Chloe Ann, Hazel
Minnie, Bertha Frances, and Bonita Bell; and one brother, Evertt Cadis,
at the age of three years.
She is survived by a daughter, Susan, and her husband, Jack Bohlender, of
Norwalk; a son-in-law, Don Halverson, of Carroll; eight grandchildren: Mark
Halverson and his wife, Deborah, of Sommerville, New Jersey; Myron Halverson
and his wife, Joani, of Carroll; David and Douglas Halverson of Coon Rapids;
Dierk Halverson and his wife, Barbara of Coon Rapids; Todd Bohlender and
his wife, Patty, of Indianola; Scott Bohlender of West Des Moines; Anne
Bohlender of Phoenix, Arizona; and by nieces, nephews, other relatives and
friends.
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Yager Reunion - Information and Updates
A reunion of descendants of A.T. Yager was held in Coon Rapids, IA, on 26
Jun 1998. More will be added on this reunion a little later.
The next reunion will be held in the year 2000. All descendants are invited
to participate. More details will be announced in this space, when they
are known.
In the meantime, please let us know who you are and your address, so we
can add you to the mailing list for an individual invitation. Thank you
very much. Bill and Nancy Smith.
We would also welcome letters or other materials or questions relative to
the family to us at P. O. Box 2003, Emporia, KS.
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References
[1] All information at this time is from records compiled by Nancy Smith
from multiple sources.
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This page created 28 Jun 1998. Last updated 9 Sep 2003, by Nancy
Smith. Web Page Manager, William
L. Smith
